Section 197-a of the New York City Charter authorizes
community boards and borough boards, as well as
the Mayor, the City Planning Commission, the Department
of City Planning, and any Borough President, to
sponsor plans for the development, growth, and
improvement of the city, its boroughs and communities.
Proposed 197-a plans are reviewed by the affected
community boards and borough presidents, and by
the City Planning Commission and City Council
in accordance with the procedures and timetable
set out in "Rules for the Processing of Plans
Pursuant to Charter Section 197-a". Once
approved by the Commission and adopted by the
City Council, 197-a plans are published and distributed,
together with any modifications made by the Commission
and Council, so that they may guide subsequent
actions by city agencies.

Ten plans sponsored by community boards,
one by a borough president, and one by the Department of City Planning, have been adopted
to
date.